1985 Rose Bowl

1985 Rose Bowl

71st Rose Bowl Game

USC Trojans

Ohio State Buckeyes

(8-3)

(9-2)

Head coach:
Ted Tollner

Head coach:
Earle Bruce

AP		Coaches
18		14

AP		Coaches
6		5

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	10	7	3	0	20
Ohio State	3	3	3	8	17

Date

January 1, 1985

Season

1984

Stadium

Rose Bowl Stadium

Location

Pasadena, California

MVP

Tim Green (USC QB)
Jack Del Rio (USC LB)

National anthem

Ohio State University Marching Band

Halftime show

Ohio State University Marching Band, Spirit of Troy

Attendance

102,594

United States TV coverage

Network

NBC

Announcers:

Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

Rose Bowl

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The 1985 Rose Bowl Game was a postseason college football bowl game between the USC Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference and Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, held on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game resulted in a 20-17 victory for the Trojans.^[1]

1 Scoring summary
2 Highlights
3 References
4 External links

Scoring summary

First quarter

Ohio State - Spangler 21 yard field goal, 12:08 - OSU 3, USC 0^[2]
USC - Jordan 51 yard field goal, 6:52 - OSU 3, USC 3
USC - Connier 3 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) 1:54 - USC 10, OSU 3

Second quarter

USC - Ware 19 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) - USC 17, OSU 3
Ohio State - Spangler 46 yard field goal, 0:00 - USC 17, OSU 6

Third quarter

Ohio State - Spangler 52 yard field goal, 6:37 - USC 17, OSU 9
USC - Jordan 51 yard field goal, 4:05 - USC 20, OSU 9

Fourth quarter

Ohio State - Carter 18 yard pass from Tomczak (Tomczak run), 7:34 - USC 20, OSU 17

Tim Green and Jack Del Rio earned the Rose Bowl MVP awards.

Highlights

Pac-10 finally takes the lead in the series, 20-19
Pac-10 won 13 out of the last 15 meetings
Using a swarming defense, USC caused three Mike Tomczak interceptions
Tomczak threw 37 passes in the game
Ohio State kicker Rich Spangler scored a record 52-yard field goal
Steve Jordan had two 51-yard field goals for the Trojans
Big contribution from Trojans' Tim Green and Timmie Ware, Joe Cormier, Fred Crutcher and Kennedy Pola

References

^ Rose Bowl Game Photo Timeline, 1980-1989, Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Accessed 2009-07-21. Archived 2009-07-23.
^ Historical Media Guide, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2009

External links

Summary at Rosebowlhistory.org

1984–85 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 15) California (Dec. 15) Holiday (Dec. 21) Florida Citrus (Dec. 22) Sun (Dec. 22) Cherry (Dec. 22) Freedom (Dec. 26) Liberty (Dec. 27) Gator (Dec. 28) Aloha (Dec. 29) Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 29) Peach (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1)

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